Indoleglyoxyloylpyrroles



United States Patent ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to indoleglyoxyloylpyrroles which possess central nervous system activity, specifically depressant and anticonvulsant action.

Reaction 2 This invention relates to substituted indoles and their preparation. More particularly, the invention involves indoleglyoxyloylpyrroles and reduction products thereof.

The compounds of the invention fall within the scope of those substituted indoles which may be illustrated by the following formula:

In the above structural formula, R, R and R may be the same or different radicals, standing for hydrogen, lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy or hyd-roxy. The symbols A and B, which may be the same or different, stand for iii:

1 0 O-(lower) alkyl or CH while R R R and R are intended to represent either hydrogen, lower alkyl, monocyclic aryl,

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acyl, carbo(lower)alkoxy, cyano(lower)alkyl, (lower) alkyl or di (lower) alkylamino (lower) alkyl.

The compounds deemed to be patentable possess useful pharmacological characteristics, demonstrating central nervous system activity, specifically depressant and anticonvulsant action.

In addition, compounds of the invention have shown anti-inflammatory activity as indicated under standard testing procedures. Thus, utility in the field of experi mental and comparative pharmacology in these areas is shown when compounds are administered in a dosage range of 5 to 200 mg. .per kilogram of body weight, either parentally or orally. The active material may be combined with other similarly active compounds or used alone, with or without excipients, diluents or carriers.

Preparation of the compounds basically involves one of the following reaction schemes:

Reaction 1) amino In the illustrative reaction R to R A, and B represent the radicals indicated hereinabove. The symbol Hal is intended to represent chlorine, bromine or iodine but preferably chlorine. The reaction is carried out in suitable solvent medium, for example, tetrahydrofuran. Reaction takes place at a temperature from about 20 C. to the refluxing temperature of the reaction mixture. Where A or B or both involve an oxygenated radical, the product of the reaction may be easily reduced with well known reducing agents, preferably, lithium aluminum hydride.

The following examples will serve to illustrate the best mode for preparing compounds of the invention. Temperatures as given below as to be understood as representing degrees centigrade.

EXAMPLE 1 [1- (Z-cyanoethyl) pyrrol-2-yl] indol-3-ylglyoxal A solution of 1-(2-cyanoethyl)pyrrole (5.0 g.) in tetrahydrofuran (10 ml.) was added to a stirred solution of indole-3-glyoxyloyl chloride (8.5 g.) in tetrahydrofuran ml.). The mixture was refluxed for 5 min., then hexane was added until crystallization commenced. After letting the mixture cool, the crystals were collected. Recrystallization from ethanol aiforded the product (6.5 g.) M.P. l745.

AnaIysis.-Calcd. for C17H13N3O2Z C, 70.09; H, 4.50; N, 14.43%. Found: C, 70.01; H, 4.45; N, 14.47%.

EXAMPLE 2 Indol-3-yl( l-methylpyrrol-Z-yl) glyoxal Freshly redistilled l-methylpyrrole (12.15 g.) was added dropwise to a solution of indole-3-glyoxyloyl chloride (31.35 g.) in tetrahydrofuran (350 ml.). The reac- 3 tion mixture was kept at room temperature for 1 hr., then n-hexane (600 ml.) was added. The resulting crystals were collected and recrystallized from ethanol to give the product (21.5 g.) M.P. 1979.

Analysis.-Calcd. for C H N O z C, 71.41; H, 4.80; N, 11.14%. Found: C, 71.31;H, 4.78; N, 11.14%.

In the manner illustrated above, one may react l-methylpyrrole with a solution of l-methyl-S-chloroindole-S-glyxyloyl chloride, thereby producing [l-methylpyrrole-Z- yl]--chloroind0l-3-ylglyoxal. If one reacts 1,2-dimethylpyrrole and 5-methoxy-indole-3-glyoxyloyl chloride the product obtained would be [1,2-dimethylpyrrol-5-yl]-5- methoxyindol-3-ylglyoxal. Similarly, reacting 2,4-dimethyl-3-acetylpyrrole and indole-3-glyoxyloyl chloride would yield [2,4-dimethyl-3-acetylpyrrol-5-yl] indol-3-ylglyoxal.

EXAMPLE 3 3-[2-(l-methylpyrrol-Z-yl)ethylJindole The title compound of Example 2 (5.0 g.) was added in portions to a stirred suspension of lithium aluminum hydride (4.5 g.) in 1,2-dirnethoxyethane (100 ml.). The stirred reaction mixture was refluxed for 18 hr., then cooled. Water (12 ml.) was added drop-wise and the inorganic precipitate was filtered 0E. The filtrate was evaporated and the residue was recrystallized from aqueous ethanol to give the product M.P. 113-1 C.

Analysis.-Calcd. for C H N z C, 80.32; H, 7.19; N, 12.49%. Found: C, 80.17; H, 7.39; N, 12.33%.

Carrying out reduction procedures on the nnreduced glyoxal compounds, in the manner as taught in Example 3, will produce 3- [2(l-aminoethylpyrrol-Z-yl)ethyl] indole from the compound of Example 1, and respectively, 1 methyl 3-[2-(l-methylpyrrol-Z-yl)ethylJ-S-chloroindole; 3-[2 l-2-dimethylpyrrol-5-yl)ethyl]-5-methoxyindole; and 3-[2-(2,4-dimethyl-3[hydroxy]ethy1PyIrol-5- yl)ethyl]indole from the unreduced glyoxal compounds mentioned in the second paragraph under Example 21 We claim: 1. A compound having the formula:

References Cited Rosell et al.: Chemical Abstracts, vol. 51:12324h. (1957), Abs. of Acta Pharmacol. Toxicol. 13:289-300 (1957).

ALEX MAZEL, Primary Examiner I. A. NARCAVAGE, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R. 

